Wall Street: Exiled from Main Street?

The only way is up, or so it seems. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tacked on another 72 points Tuesday to put it less than 50 points from 14,000, with a countdown clock on bubblevision keeping track of Blue Chip gauge's advance to that mark seem to make its ultimate attainment inevitable.

Not since last September has there been such a seeming certainty. That was when shares of Apple (ticker: AAPL) topped $700 and analysts played "Can You Top This?" with their price targets. And then they lost more than...